WE DID IT! 1 year of exclusive breast milk

That's right! We did it!! One full year. Starting in 7-10 days my twin girls will start regular milk. I can't even believe that I managed to feed them breast milk exclusively.
Now I need to figure out how to pump wean. I currently pump 4 times a day. Is it best to keep that schedule and just pump a little to relieve pressure or try to drop a pump or two?
All advice is appreciated!

Re: WE DID IT! 1 year of exclusive breast milk

FANTASTIC!!!

I think you have the right idea about pump weaning. Drop a session, pump or hand express for comfort, and when you're ready, drop another session. The only caveat I have is about timing. I think you might want to wait a few weeks before you start dropping sessions. Your babies will be a year old and they'll be ready to have cow's milk, but that doesn't mean they will like it or drink it. Continuing to pump past the 1 year mark might be your insurance policy as they get used to cow's milk.

If they hate cow's milk, remember that cheese and yogurt are excellent sources of dairy and can be used in place of milk.

Re: WE DID IT! 1 year of exclusive breast milk

That's really AWESOME mama! Congratulations!

Here's how I did pump weaning: I started with the last session of the day (when I was pumping the least milk), gradually cut back how much I pumped on that session, then cut the session out and spread out the other sessions so they were evenly spread out over the day. Then repeat.

Re: WE DID IT! 1 year of exclusive breast milk

Thank you to everyone for your advice. Essentially I have both cut back on sessions and time I pump and it seems to be working. This week marks the first week I've slept through the night without pumping in a year. One night I leaked, but last night, nothing and while I was 'full ish' this morning, I wasn't in pain. I pumped for 5 minutes just to relieve a bit of pressure and am hoping to be weaned in a few more days. This sleeping at night thing - it's pretty awesome.